1547<\/p>\n
King Henry VIII of England died and his nine-year-old son, Edward VI, assumed the throne.<\/p>\n
1915<\/p>\n
Congress passed legislation creating the U.S. Coast Guard.<\/p>\n
1916<\/p>\n
The first Jewish Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Louis Brandeis, was appointed.<\/p>\n
1986<\/p>\n
U.S. shuttle Challenger exploded 72 seconds after lift off, killing all seven crew members aboard, including school teacher Christa McAuliffe.<\/p>\n
1999<\/p>\n
The creation of Element 114 is announced by scientists.<\/p>\n
2003<\/p>\n
In his second State of the Union Address, President Bush presents case for war with Iraq.<\/p>\n
Jackson Pollock
\n1912\u201356, American painter, born in Cody, Wyo.<\/p>\n
Sir Henry Morton Stanley
\nexplorer (1841)<\/p>\n
William Seward Burroughs
\ninventor (1857)<\/p>\n
Colette
\nnovelist (1873)<\/p>\n
Arthur Rubinstein
\nconcert pianist (1887)<\/p>\n
John Banner
\nactor (1910)<\/p>\n
Roger Vadim
\nfilmmaker (1928)<\/p>\n
Alan Alda
\nactor (1936)<\/p>\n
Sarah McLachlan
\nsinger, songwriter (1968)<\/p>\n
Elijah Wood
\nactor (1981)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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